Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, was one of the first two Muslim women elected to the U.S. Congress. She was part of the tide of 36 newly elected female members of the House.

The 2018 election has resulted in female representation on Capitol Hill of 24 percent, up from 20 percent the previous session. I am not a fan of identity politics, but I welcome the growth of women in leadership roles in government.

All members of Congress, however, are expected to conform to the highest standards of conduct. Apparently Ms. Tlaib didn’t get the note. Speaking at a MoveOn event in Washington, D.C., just hours after being sworn in, Tlaib said of President Donald Trump, “We’re gonna go in there and we're going to impeach the mother-----r.”

I guess this crude behavior is a natural extension of former Attorney General Eric Holder’s dictum, “When they go low, we kick them. ... That’s what this new Democratic Party is about.” Ms. Tlaib is off to a good start.

John Hammerel, Ventura

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